Patients´ Experiences of Pain Following Day Surgery - At 48 Hours, Seven Days and Three Months

Recent studies indicate that patients experience pain after day surgery for a longer period than previously known. This requires verification. This was a prospective, descriptive correlational study. A convenience sample of 298 day surgery patients undergoing various surgical procedures was asked to...

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Autores principales: Rosén, Helena Inger, Bergh, Ingrid Helena, Odén, Anders, Mårtensson, Lena Birgitta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3137156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21769308
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874434601105010052
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Sumario:Recent studies indicate that patients experience pain after day surgery for a longer period than previously known. This requires verification. This was a prospective, descriptive correlational study. A convenience sample of 298 day surgery patients undergoing various surgical procedures was asked to report pain intensity and its interference with daily function 48 hours, seven days and three months after day surgery. Correlation and regression analyses were performed. On a NRS, 55% (n=230) reported pain (≥4) 48 hours after surgery, as did 43% (n=213) at seven days. Pain interfered with normal activities at ≥4 NRS at 48 hours and at seven days, after which it decreased.

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